43.5% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 46.9%
- 2021: 43.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Netherby · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 43.5% of adults in Netherby are working or looking for work, a figure far below the national average. This low level of employment activity marks the area as having a much smaller workforce than most similar regions.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
With only 43.5% of adults working or looking for work, the activity rate in Netherby is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6% and the Australian average of 61.1%.
43.5% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries people work in is Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 0%, ahead of Mining (0%).
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Technicians & trades at 30%, ahead of Clerical & administrative (30%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Netherby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32120/netherby/topic/employment